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Beijing, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): Cities across China further unwound Covid restrictions Friday, loosening testing and quarantine rules in the wake of nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms. Anger and frustration with China’s hardline pandemic response spilled onto the streets […]

The Hague, Dec 1 (AFP/APP):Chile and Bolivia have agreed on the status of a disputed cross-border river, the International Court of Justice said on Thursday, adding that judges were not required to rule on the climate-fuelled row. The fractious South American neighbours had been battling […]

Dover, United Kingdom, Dec 1 (AFP/APP):From the white cliffs above Dover, on England’s south coast, it’s possible to watch as migrants who have attempted to cross from northern France in small boats are brought ashore. On Monday, 426 were intercepted, according to government figures. On […]

Madrid, Nov 30 (AFP/APP):A security guard at Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid was lightly injured Wednesday while opening a letter bomb addressed to the Ukrainian ambassador, prompting Kyiv to boost security at its embassies. The letter, which arrived by regular post, exploded as the guard opened […]

London, Nov 29 (AFP/APP):Ed Maggs examines a shelf of leather-bound antique books that his family have been selling from their landmark London shop for the last 170 years. It was at Maggs Bros. Ltd that a Bolivian diplomat acquired two volumes of “Don Quixote”, the […]

Washington, Nov 29 (AFP/APP):The White House on Tuesday announced an international “Summit for Democracy” to be held next March, co-hosted with Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia. The summit, which follows on from a first one held in 2021, will showcase the ability […]

ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP):Pakistan on Sunday expressed grave concern over the confirmation of BJP leadership’s direct involvement in anti-Muslim violence during the horrific Gujarat riots of 2002 that led to the killing of over two thousand Muslims. Pakistan also urged India to immediately constitute an […]

NEW YORK, Nov 25 (APP):The appointment of General Asim Munir as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) has been welcomed in the American print and electronic media, saying it bodes well for the country, amid political tensions. “When political leadership makes a choice based on […]

Libreville, Nov 26 (AFP/APP):The military has foiled a coup attempt in Sao Tome and Principe, the prime minister of the island nation off the western coast of Africa said in a video message confirmed by AFP on Friday. Four men, including the former president of […]

Lima, Nov 26 (AFP/APP):Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Friday appointed the culture minister as the country’s prime minister after her predecessor resigned over a row with parliament. Betssy Chavez, a 33-year-old lawyer who also did a stint as labor minister, was sworn in as the […]